I have found no better expression than 'religious' for confidence in the rational nature of reality, insofar as it is accessible to human reason. Whenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Science needs faith in reason to avoid becoming meaningless data collection.
- In plain terms
- Science fails without belief that reality makes sense.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust in reason drives science.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you trust reason?
- Is science just data?
Another view
Data alone can be valuable.
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